Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 80.9% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW198.77
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW105.33
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.67
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.12
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 2.5% more for groceries
|
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.39
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW100.21
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW133.75
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW53.05
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW49.52
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW33.10
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.64
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW34.87
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.53
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.35
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.57
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 88.9% more for transportation
|
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW131.35
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,020.85
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW220,637.61
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW334.34
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,470.85
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,910.37
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,168.73
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,301.65
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 11.4% more for childcare
|
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,873.04
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW181,107.82
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 73.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.65
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW57.15
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW68.61
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,135.97
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW96.46
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW508.14
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW517.76
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,485.63
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,281.24
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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